your ad
tiny newsprint
blackens fingers
rustling thumb to thumb
in desperation
announcement of welcome
with open arms
resume sent
laying life
and skills bare
my worth
negotiable
you call
asking for a date
my compliance
time set
your convenience
punctual
well dressed
smarts on sleeve
my own pen
papers inches thick
agreements signed
before my presence
can be acknowledged
information
you withhold
in fear of
stolen identity
required to assume
you are not
a thief
social security
date of birth
pint of blood
now you speak
questions honestly
answered
you are sorry
my time wasted
company policy
dwi twenty-five
years ago
heinous misdemeanor
forbids reception
customers can't
be greeted
by my kind
politely smile
and understand
friendly conversation
stricken with
politics
proud announcement
of your straight
republican
ticket
foolish conservative
laughter erupts
behind elevator doors
how proudly
you accept
same heinous
misdemeanor
from your head
of state
perhaps you are
not worthy
of phones
at all
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Written October 22nd, 2005
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they shouldnt be able to turn you down for a job for something like that that happened over like...10 years ago.
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Well, in America, especially Texas, it means if you drink an 2 beers in an hour and then get pulled over for a broken signal light and are made to blow in a little tube, you get arrested. . Generally, the first offense is a misdemeanor, or lesser charge that comes with probation, fines, etc. If you get 2 of them over your lifetime, you can possibly be charged with a felony. 3 of them and you are definately charged with a felony. It is either called Driving while intoxicated or Driving under the Influence.
Now, I do not deny that it was a stupid thing to do. I have made my share of mistakes in the past. I never drove under the influence again and got quite the education in the effects of doing so. I am a huge advocate of dont drink and drive for any reason whatsoever.
Until recently, it has never interfered with my ability to find work. Suddenly, I have been turned down twice for receptionist possitions, in companies that are NOT a matter of national security or anyones money, etc.
The truly humourous thing though, is that our current President and Vice President both have the same mark against them from younger days of less intelligence. Perhaps they too are not allowed to answer the phones
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I like this very much, I doubt i could ever work for a corporation, i'd be like a square peg in a round hole, no matter how much banging on my noddle i doubt i'd ever fit.
This is a very well written piece, telling a story all too often seen, I am a bit confused as to what dwi is though?
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